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2021 October

Check out the October 2021 edition of Quality, featuring an NDT special edition, our main feature on simplifying metrology system selection for medical applications, how robots can get the job done and much more!

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Software & Analysis

Gaging Software’s Changing Role

As manufacturers become leaner and integrate metrology in innovative ways, openness and interoperability are paramount.
Genevieve Diesing
October 8, 2021
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Digital gaging, involving the software and hardware used to capture and process digital measurements, has grown dramatically in the past two decades. It has also made quality more efficient and effective.


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QTY 1021 Test & Inspection: Hardness Testing
Test & Inspection

Digital Technologies in Hardness Testing

Modern computer control of hardness testers has advanced far beyond making a single line of indents.
Doug Ngai
October 1, 2021
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Hardness testing is a simple mechanical test developed to provide a quantitative measurement in a quick and efficient manner. Hardness testing is used in place of other techniques such as tensile testing as it can be correlated with tensile strength but requires significantly less time and effort, as well as being comparatively nondestructive.


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Management

Robots Get the Job Done

Mobile robots are an increasingly important part of modern manufacturing.
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Michelle Bangert
October 1, 2021
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Whether they are going mobile or adding artificial intelligence, a range of robots are appearing on the manufacturing floor - and more are on the way.


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Quality 101

I Think I Need AI! What is AI?

For most manufacturers evaluating AI, their key concerns focus on the cost and complexity of design and deployment.
Ed Goffin
October 1, 2021
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While artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining favor as a solution to quality problems, it brings a number of new, sometimes confusing, terms. As a first step, many manufacturers ask “What is AI?”


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NDT

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NDT | Ultrasonics

The Critical Role of Ultrasound in Advance Additive Manufacturing for Industrial Applications

Inspection plays a critical role during all phases of product development and implementation, making UT methods an enabling technology for new AM applications.
Dr. Deborah L. Hopkins
October 15, 2021
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Although additive manufacturing (AM) already plays a significant role in product design and prototyping, advancing the methodology for industrial applications depends on reliable inspection technology, particularly for safety-critical parts and structures.
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NDT | Back 2 Basics

What Can Eddy Current Testing Do for Me?

This versatile tool can be used to solve or prevent material with property issues from leaving a munufacturing facility.
Dean A. Isbell
October 15, 2021
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Since the development of eddy current testing in the early to mid-1900s this method has been used to detect defects and properties of many types of metals. The most common applications are testing tubular products for transverse defects, testing bar or wire products for longitudinal surface defects, and testing parts for defects and properties such as hardness.
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NDT | Certification

Nondestructive Testing Certification Programs Today

The need to formalize the qualification of NDT practitioners gradually became apparent.
David J. Vigne
October 15, 2021
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One of the first requirements for the performance of nondestructive testing (NDT) arose when visual inspections were mandated following fatalities from a boiler explosion in the late 1800s. The need to formalize the qualification of NDT practitioners gradually became apparent.
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NDT | Computed Tomography

Industrial CT: 3D Inspection and Metrology for 3D Printing

CT inspection of the final part can check that the manufactured part exactly matches the initial 3D design, providing dimensional analysis and metrology of all critical internal dimensions.
Udo de Vries
October 15, 2021
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Additive manufacturing (AM) probably represents the greatest paradigm shift in engineering manufacture since casting and the development of machine tools.
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